> Problem solving is not taught on its own, in a vacuum. Interestingly the idea that you can teach "problem solving" as a unique skill is, last I checked, not

> Problem solving is not taught on its own, in a vacuum. Interestingly the idea that you can teach "problem solving" as a unique skill is, last I checked, not supported by the education literature. There is a great deal of evidence that you can teach concrete skills that may be widely applicable, such as how to form or identify a syllogism, but there's no evidence this translates into some greater "problem solving ability" except insofar as as the skills you are taught make more problems tractable.